Cruise Line ProgramsNorwegian expedition cruising with more than a century of experience in cold water.
HX, formerly Hurtigruten Expeditions, comes from a Norwegian shipping heritage that goes back to 1893, and it knows cold water better than almost anyone.
Its expedition ships include hybrid-powered vessels built for polar waters, with science centres, expedition teams and an emphasis on learning and sustainability. For a group that wants a meaningful, educational adventure, it is a strong choice.
The larger expedition ships also have the space a program needs for group sessions. If you are still weighing lines against each other, the at-sea overview lays out how we compare them.
Generations of experience in the Arctic and Antarctica.
Onboard science centres and lectures make the voyage educational as well as dramatic.
Expedition teams lead landings, Zodiac cruises and wildlife viewing.
Hybrid-powered ships give a program a strong environmental message.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — Roald Amundsen: Wolfgang Fricke, CC BY 3.0; MS FRAM - , at Brown Station, Antarctica: Gordon Leggett, CC BY-SA 4.0; MS FRAM - , in the Errera Channel of Antarctica: Gordon Leggett, CC BY-SA 4.0; 2024 Roald Amundsen: Stefan Brending (2eight), CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
HX sails Antarctica, Svalbard, Greenland, Norway and other expedition regions, with voyages in warmer waters as well.
We will match an itinerary to your dates and group.
Buy the Sea has been placing corporate groups at sea for twenty-six years, across every major line. We know how HX works, and we know what to ask for and when to ask for it so that your program gets the ships, the spaces and the dates it needs. That is the part we handle.
Bring us a headcount, a budget and a range of dates. We will come back with real options with HX — and across every other line, because we represent all of them and we are paid by the cruise line, never by you. There is no fee, no markup and no obligation. Here is why that matters.
Within reason, and often more of it than planners expect — signage, screens, key cards, venue naming and private events are all on the table. What is possible comes together at negotiation, and we will walk you through it.
Full charters are possible, subject to dates. Many groups take a block of cabins instead. We will price both for you.
Nothing. We are compensated by the cruise line, never by you. Twenty-six years of doing it this way is covered in why Buy the Sea.